Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 842724 - Employee struck and killed by train

Accident Summary Nr: 842724 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 05/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18178426	05/19/1992	1611	0	Northwood Stone & Asphalt, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:05 a.m. on May 19, 1992, Employee #1 was helping an asphalt planer operator make a butt joint between a highway and the west rail of a railroad crossing. The employee was standing approximately 1 to 3 ft from the west rail. The asphalt planer machine is noisy and neither the employee nor the machine operator heard or saw the train coming. The train struck the employee, killing him. The employer failed to provide a flagman for the operation.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FLAGMAN, NOISE, STRUCK BY, TRAIN, ROAD PAVING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18178426			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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